Old Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1987. Smithy.

Old Smithy

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 May 1987
Type
Smithy
Address
Old Smithy, East Layton
OS grid reference
NZ 164 098
Coordinates
54.48351, -1.74777
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Smithy is a disused smithy that now serves as a storage space for the nearby quoits and social club. It dates from the late 18th century to the early 19th century and is constructed of rubble with a pantile roof. The building is single storey and has three internal bays, with quoins on the corners. On the left side, there is a shuttered window and leaved board doors. Brick stacks are located at the ends of the building. At the rear, there is a gabled projection in the roof towards the west end. Inside, there is a large hearth on the left and a smaller chimney diagonally positioned in the rear corner on the right.

Local climate

Old Smithy receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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